Contacting the Appeals Council:
Office of Appellate Operations - Branch Jurisdictions

For Review Requests Received AFTER September 30, 2001

The OHA Appeals Council maintains 20 appellate branches in Falls Church, plus 2 special branches in Baltimore.

For Branches 1 through 19, note that the cases assigned to a branch are based on the claimant's judicial circuit and the last two digits of the claimant's SSN.

All references to room numbers are in the A.C. headquarters building at One Skyline Tower, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3255.

If you spot an error below, or learn that any information has changed, please let us know.

General Locator - Division of Congressional and Public Inquiries:
Phone: 703-605-8000 - Fax: 703-605-8021
Docket and Files Branch:
Phone: 703-605-7990 - Fax: 703-605-7991
Attorney Fee Branch:
Phone: 703-605-7900 - Fax: 703-605-7901


Disability Program Branches

Branch Circuits SSN Range Branch Chief Phone
Fax
1 6, 8 00-19 Paul Casey 703-605-7150
703-605-7151
2 9, 10 & DC 40-59 Bill Waxman 703-605-7180
703-605-7131
3 6 & 8 20-39 Pat Herbst 703-605-7210
703-605-7011
4 1, 3 & 4 80-99 Evelyn Gregory 703-605-7240
703-605-7211
5 1, 3 & 4 00-19 Vacant 703-605-7270
703-605-7411
6 1, 3 & 4 20-39 Janet Anderson 703-605-7300
703-605-7301
7 1, 3 & 4 40-59 Vacant 703-605-7330
703-605-7331
8 1, 3 & 4 60-79 Carol Hyland 703-605-7360
703-605-7361
Branch Circuits SSN Range Branch Chief Phone
Fax
9 2 & 11 00-19 40-44 Bruce Bucklinger 703-605-7390
703-605-7391
10 2 & 11 20-39 45-49 Robert Gardner 703-605-7420
703-605-7421
11 6 & 8 40-59 Donald Labetti 703-605-7450
703-605-7451
12 6 & 8 60-79 Ray Evert 703-605-7480
703-605-7481
13 9, 10 & DC 00-19 Vacant 703-605-7510
703-605-7511
14 9, 10 & DC 20-39 Charles Phipps 703-605-7540
703-605-7541
15 9, 10 & DC 60-79 William Powell 703-605-7570
703-605-7571
16 9, 10 & DC 80-99 Tommie Smith 703-605-7600
703-605-7601
Branch Circuits SSN Range Branch Chief Phone
Fax
17 2 & 11 50-54 80-99 Carmine Borrelli 703-605-7630
703-605-7681
18 2 & 11 55-79 Carolyn Goodwin 703-605-7650
703-605-7651
19 6 & 8 80-99 Ellen Lohans 703-605-7680
703-605-7611
Note 1 All Circuits All Eric Wessels 703-605-7711
703-605-7101
23 5 & 7 00-49 Vacant 410-965-2703
410-597-0198
24 5 & 7 50-99 Vacant 410-965-2704
410-597-0199


Note 1: Retirement and Survivors Insurance, and SSI Branch.

Court Case Preparation & Review Branches

Branch - Section Circuits Branch Chief Phone
Fax
CCPRB 1 1, 2, 8, 9
11 & DC		 Robin Marquis 703-605-7740
703-605-7741
CCPRB 2

 3, 4, 5,
6, 7 & 10 		Olga Kelley 703-605-7810
703-605-7861